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By the way, there are two important processes that should be considered with
aluminum heads and steel spark plug threads. 1. the different rate and extent of thermal expansion :heating and cooling might break the corrosion bond 2. electrolysis between dissimilar metals causes corrosion between the surfaces. : there are compounds that should be applied to the plug threads to reduce the effects of electrolysis. Henry "Henry" > wrote in message .. . >I agree, head removal is the propper way. > I ran into this before with an aluminium head, its just not worth it to > drill the core with head in place. > If all the ducks are lined up (parts, tools etc) its an easy job. > > Henry > > > "Tokay" > wrote in message > ups.com... >> If getting stuff in the cylinder is a big fear, why not take the head >> off? You lose a little bit of leverage that way, but at least you >> could get at it from both sides..... >> >> >> Just an idea, I'm no expert. >> > > |
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